Box Score
Box Score
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Manhattan College women's basketball team made a furious rally from 12 points down to pull within five with 16 seconds left at Monmouth on Sunday afternoon. However, the Jaspers (4-15, 3-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) ran out of time, allowing the Hawks (5-16, 4-6 MAAC) to hold on for a 75-70 victory at the Multipurpose Activity Center.
Monmouth led 15-12 with 12:51 left in the first half before the Jaspers went on an 11-2 run to take a 23-17 advantage at the 8:08 mark. The margin reached nine points when an Allison Skrec (Roselle, N.J.) layup made it 28-19 with 5:38 to go in the half. However, the Hawks ended the half on a 15-2 spurt, putting them in front, 34-30, at the break.
After the Hawks extended the margin to seven points, 44-37, with 13:57 remaining, Manhattan quickly rallied back. Monica Roeder (Marlton, N.J.) drained a three-pointer, then Skrec converted an old-fashioned three-point play to cut the Jaspers' deficit to one, 44-43, at the 13:05 mark. Monmouth responded with an 11-0 rally, though, to bring its lead back to 12 points, 55-43.
The margin reached a game-high 13 points at 61-48 with 6:02 to go, and Monmouth still led by 12, 73-61, with 1:33 left. However, an Ashley Stec (Cazenovia, N.Y.) three-point play, followed by a steal and layup from Blake Underhill (Edgewater, N.J.) that made it a seven-point game, 73-66, with 1:00 remaining. Sara English hit a layup on the other end to bring Monmouth's lead back to nine points before Roeder drained a jumper with 19 seconds left. Nicole Anderson (Hamden, Conn.) then stole the inbounds pass and was fouled. She sank both free throws to cut the margin to five, 75-70, with 16 seconds to play, but the Jaspers ultimately ran out of time.
Roeder notched a game-high 20 points, while also posting a team-leading five rebounds and three steals. Skrec had her first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high-tying 10 assists, and Stec contributed 10 points, four boards and three assists. Making her first collegiate start, Katie Reese (Boonton Township, N.J.) matched her career-best with eight points, including a pair of treys. Shayna Ericksen (Long Valley, N.J.) also had eight points for the Jaspers, who shot 43.3 percent (26-of-60) from the field as a team. Manhattan shot 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from long range and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) at the free throw line.
English had a double-double for Monmouth, finishing with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Chevannah Paalvast added 16 points, seven boards, five assists and three steals, while Mia Hopkins tallied 13 points off the bench. Kasey Chambers posted nine points and six assists off the bench, and Jasmine Walker handed out four assists to go along with her eight points. The Hawks shot 52.2 percent (31-of-59) from the floor, including 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from downtown, and 53.8 percent (7-of-13) at the charity stripe. Monmouth also boasted a 44-27 advantage on the glass.
On Thursday, Manhattan visits Siena (6-13, 1-9 MAAC) at the TimesUnionCenter for a 6 p.m. contest that will be broadcast live nationally on ESPN3. The Saints notched an 82-58 victory over the Jaspers when the squads met at Draddy Gymnasium on Jan. 5.
NOTES: The Jaspers and Hawks split the season series in Monmouth's first year as a member of the MAAC…Manhattan leads the all-time series 9-7…Reese became the 10th different Jasper to start a game this season, as Manhattan fielded its 12th different starting lineup…Skrec's previous 10-assist effort came in a 73-66 win at Saint Peter's on Jan. 3, 2013…She's the fourth different Jasper to record a double-double this season, and the first to do so with points and assists…Roeder hit the 20-point mark for the second time this season and the ninth time in her career…The last Manhattan player to score 20 points in a game was Underhill, who poured in 22 points at Quinnipiac on Jan. 12…The Jaspers finished with more assists than turnovers for the ninth time this season…Roeder's brother, Mike, played tight end for the Monmouth football team from 2007-10.
